I recently made an impulse purchase. I have a bad habit of buying anything shiny that I like. Medieval coins have intrigued me for a while but I...
I noticed that over on the ancients side they have started posting their yearly top 10 lists. Since it looks like I won't be adding anything...
Charles (German: Karl), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, reigned as Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel from 1735 until his death in March of 1780....
I apologize if this is old news. This came to me an email today. A free book to download from Archaeopress. I haven't read the whole thing but...
Unmanned hot air balloons are popular in Chinese history. Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han kingdom, ca. AD 220–280, used airborne lanterns for military...
Augustus II, called the Younger (August der Jüngere), was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In the estate division of the House of Welf of 1635, he...
First post on the ancients forum in a while. I don't spend as much time over here as I do on the world coins forum the passion you guys have is...
I have decided to restructure my collection. By this I mean focus. Because of this there are a number of coins that just don't fit my new focused...
I don’t consider myself to be a religious person, more “spiritual”. I know kind of hippie sounding but it’s as good a description as any. I grew...
This was an impulse buy from Heritage in 2019. I just now got around to doing some research. John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, was a British...
This medal is a little more modern than what I usually collect but the obverse imagery spoke to me. It was created to commemorate the expansion of...
I have a passion for German States coinage. It started with coins that depicted the Wildman and just snowballed from there. The coinage of...
I am a relative newcomer here on CT. I kind of kick myself for now being active on this site sooner. There was an awareness but I just didn't feel...
Here's an unexpected find at this month's local coin show. The picture could be better but it is a pretty good representation of what the coin...
Gaedechens 1600; KM 147 (3 Thaler) Struck ca. 1650 [ATTACH] Obverse: A elegantly dressed bride and groom shake hands; hovering above it in a...
[ATTACH] Saxony (Duchy) Henry the Lion. 1139 / 42-1195. AR Bracteate Diameter: 30mm Weight: 0.80 g Braunshweig mint Obverse: Lion passant...
My most recent submission is on its way back from NGC and I wanted to share the photo files. I am really happy with all but 1 of the photos....
This is a piece that recently crossed my radar. German States Thalers are my primary collecting focus and the imagery on this one really appealed...
I am a part-time dealer at a local coin show in Indianapolis. I consider myself a collector first but that is irrelevant for this thread. The...
I know it is frowned upon to post links, photos, etc from current auctions but was concerned about the legitimacy of these sales. I was perusing...
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